Molly Eye-Winker - Scutellinia scutellata
Tiny, stalkless, orange cup fungi that were 3-5 mm in size. The outer edges of the fruiting bodies were covered with a fringe of long, dark hairs that resemble eyelashes.
Habitat: They were growing on a rotting stump. I find them in this same spot every autumn.
Scutellinia scutellata, commonly known as the eyelash cup, the Molly eye-winker, the scarlet elf cap, the eyelash fungus or the eyelash pixie cup, is a small saprophytic fungus of the genus Scutellinia. It is the type species of Scutellinia, as well as being the most common and widespread.
Similar species: Pezizales
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Jan 30, 2019. Captured Sep 27, 2018 12:46 in 3370 VT-30, Dorset, VT 05251, USA.
